agency
noun [ C ]
uk/ˈeɪdʒənsi/ usplural agencies COMMERCE
a business that provides a service to other people or organizations:
Background checks may be done in-house or by an outside agency.
She now runs an agency which last year catered for more than 17,000 travellers.
GOVERNMENT
a government department that is responsible for a particular activity:
Scottish Natural Heritage, the conservation agency, has finally managed to get approval for the project.
security/intelligence/immigration, etc. agency In a lengthy response to the report, the immigration agency stated that it will follow the recommendations.
a government/federal/state agency
See also
ad agency
advertising agency
aid agency
collection agency
commercial agency
employment agency
estate agency
credit rating agency
real estate agency
recruitment agency
staff agency
travel agency